pacemakers
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Noun
pacemakers noun
- One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
- A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
- (hence) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
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pacesetterpacersinoatrial nodesa nodeartificial pacemakercardiac pacemakerpromotersstimulatorscardiacspulse generatorcardiacarrhythmiasventriclescardiovascularcardiac musclecardiac arrhythmia